
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 42 | 104 | 138 | 175 | 222 | 277 | 268 | 260 | 244 | 236 | 236 | 235 | 229 | 225 | 180 | 177 | 174 | 125 | 121 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.75m | 5:20AM2.55m | 5:25PM2.56m | 6:25AM2.34m | 6:35PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM1.01m | 10:53PM0.87m | 11:08AM1.24m | 11:46PM1.09m | 12:02PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | E 6 |
32 | 22 | 104 | 138 | 175 | 222 | 277 | 268 | 260 | 244 | 236 | 236 | 235 | 229 | 225 | 180 | 177 | 174 | 125 | 121 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 15 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | N 11 |
5 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | N 5 | E 8 | E 7 | N 10 |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 4 |
1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 108 | 80 | 64 | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 509 | 674 | 307 | 226 | 144 | 134 | 81 | 134 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 156 | 25 | 25 |
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